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Layzell to interview for top position Staff Reports

the sink on the way down, so if someone would have been standing there, they would’ve gotten hit,” said Molly Gleason, ceramics and sculpture junior. “That sink

The first of two candidates for the University’s vice president for finance and administration position will visit campus Thursday following a national search.

Daniel Layzell, who currently serves as the vice president for finance and planning at Illinois State University, will be the first to participate in a public on-campus interview, which will be held at 3:15 p.m. in 119 Nicholson Hall.

“I have the background, qualifications and personal qualities that will be required,” Layzell wrote in his cover letter to the University.

Layzell described his leadership style as inclusive and open, adding that he is willing to “speak truth to power” when a change in direction is needed. Layzell also said his interpersonal skills would

CERAMICS STUDIO, see page 11

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A concrete panel fell from the ceiling of the ceramics studio during the Thanksgiving holiday. The College of Art and Design has been waiting for construction funding for years.

Part of ceiling falls in as ceramics studio awaits funding for repairs Alexis Rebennack Staff Writer

For nearly a decade and a half, the College of Art and Design has been waiting to receive construction funding, but on Saturday in the

ceramics studio, the college’s students’ and faculty’s greatest nightmare was realized when a concrete panel fell from the ceiling, shutting down the studio indefinitely.

While no one was injured, students agreed had it not been the

Thanksgiving holiday, someone could have been hurt. They said there is no time when that building isn’t occupied, and the spot where the concrete panel fell is the area with the most traffic.

“The ceiling tile actually hit

ACADEMICS

New anti-plagiarism software to be implemented this spring Renee Barrow Contributing Writer

After a trial period this fall, the University is projected to enact new plagiarism prevention software by the start of the spring semester.

The Faculty Senate developed a plan in April 2013 for the University to begin using the services Turnitin — available on Moodle now — and iThenticate. Both software solutions are tools used to identify plagiarism in pieces of writing submitted digitally. iThenticate is used by the government and other agencies to authenticate grant proposals and gives graduate students the ability

to verify their own work, according to Graduate School Dean Gary Byerly.

While iThenticate will primarily be for faculty and graduate students, if a circumstance arises where an undergraduate may be publishing anything, he or she should be able to use the software, Byerly said.

“There are only so many words you can use for the topic, so of course they’re going to line up or there’s going to be some correlation between those,” biochemistry freshman Ashton Sells told The Daily Reveille in April. “It’s kind of hard to prove how much is actually plagiarism and how much is authentic.”

However, some students are now welcoming the new software.

“Sometimes people steal so much and still get away with it,” said anthropology junior Christina Brown.

Brown said she thinks most students at the University are apathetic to the issue.

Opinions aside, plagiarism is an academic offense with consequences that can do anything from dropping offenders a letter grade to being expelled.

“Instructors still need to be proactive in checking for plagiarism,” Brown said.

In August 2013, iThenticate ITHENTICATE, see page 11

BEARING THE BEARD

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Petroleum engineering Kurt Vardeman shaves his beard into a wild design for the No-Shave November contest Tuesday at the South Hall Residential College.

Watch a video of the pageant at lsureveille.com, and read about the competition on page 4.

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INTERNATIONAL Vatican, Oxford put first of 1.5 million ancient manuscripts online VATICAN CITY (AP) — Access to the Gutenberg Bible and other ancient manuscripts has just gotten easier.

The Vatican Library and Oxford University’s Bodleian Library put the first of 1.5 million pages of their manuscripts online Tuesday, bringing their collections to a global audience for the first time.

The two libraries in 2012 announced a four-year project to digitize some of the most important works in their collections of Hebrew manuscripts, Greek manuscripts and early printed books.

Gay weddings allowed to take place before Australia court ruling CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s first same-sex weddings can take place this weekend after the nation’s highest court decided to rule next week on the law allowing gay marriage in the national capital.

The first weddings are scheduled to take place in Canberra on Saturday, the first opportunity under the legal conditions.

The federal government’s lawyer Justin Gleeson told the court that having differing marriage laws in various Australian states and territories would create confusion.

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The Vatican Library and Oxford University’s Bodleian Library put the first of 1.5 million pages of ancient manuscripts online Tuesday.

Bob Dylan charged in France over his remarks about Croatians PARIS (AP) — French authorities have filed preliminary charges against Bob Dylan over a 2012 interview in which he is quoted comparing Croatians to Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan.

The charges of “public insult and inciting hate” were filed in midNovember, Paris prosecutor’s office spokeswoman Agnes ThibaultLecuivre said Tuesday.

They stem from a lawsuit by a Croatian community group in France over remarks in an interview in Rolling Stone in September 2012.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

President Obama’s Kenyan-born uncle allowed to remain in the U.S.

Jury picked for Justice Department case against former BP engineer

BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s Kenyan-born uncle, who ignored a deportation order more than two decades ago, was granted permission to stay in the U.S. Tuesday.

Judge Leonard Shapiro made the decision after Onyango Obama, 69, testified he had lived in the U.S. for 50 years, been a hard worker, paid income tax and been arrested only once.

Onyango Obama testified he came to the U.S. from Kenya in 1963 and has not left since. He called America the “land of opportunities.”

Updated government health care website receives mixed reviews

Woman pleads not guilty to ticket for driving with Google Glass

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twelve jurors and three alternates have been picked to hear the Justice Department’s case against a former BP drilling engineer charged with deleting text messages and voicemails about the company’s response to its massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The jury will hear attorneys’ opening statements Tuesday for Kurt Mix’s federal trial, which is expected to last up to three weeks.

Prosecutors claim Mix deliberately deleted strings of text messages to and from a supervisor and a BP contractor to stymie a grand jury’s probe of the nation’s worst offshore oil spill.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google’s computer-in-aneyeglass.

The device, known as Google Glass, features a thumbnail-size display above the right eye.

Her case touches several hotbutton issues, including distracted driving, wearable technology that will one day become mainstream, and how laws often lag technological developments.

(AP) — Police have ramped up patrols around the LSU lakes and are urging joggers to be vigilant in the wake of an assault of a 30-yearold prosecutor who was choked unconscious during an evening jog.

Capt. Cory Lalonde, a spokesman for the LSU Police Department, said the lakes are still a “relatively safe” place to exercise. Like the Baton Rouge Police Department, LSU police also have increased patrols in the area since the attack.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Counselors helping people use the federal government’s online health exchange are giving mixed reviews to the updated site, with some zipping through the application process while others are facing the same sputters and even crashes.

Amanda Crowell, director of revenue cycle for UnityPoint Health-Trinity, which has four hospitals in Iowa and Illinois, said Monday the organization’s 15 enrollment counselors did not see a marked improvement on the site.

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Onyango Obama, President Barack Obama’s Kenyan-born uncle, arrives Tuesday at U.S. Immigration Court for a deportation hearing in Boston.

Nighttime assault of jogger pushes police to set up patrols around LSU

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FACULTY

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LSU employees’ salaries from different sources Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series looking at the University’s recent faculty salary raises.

While some faculty incomes changed with funding other than the Board of Supervisors-approved merit increases, other faculty did not receive raises at all because of the approved policy.

The money came from sources such as promotions, an increase in workloads and object code 1090 — money from an outside source that complements a professor’s salary.

Tommy Smith, acting executive director of the Office of Budget and Planning, said some professors receive object code 1090 money, or funding for professors with endowments, that comes from the LSU Foundation and works similarly to scholarships for students.

Because the LSU Foundation

is a private organization, Smith said this 1090 money does not appear in the Board of Supervisors’ operating budget detailing the pay raises.

Additionally, if a professor receives money from the 1090 object code, the recent merit increases are only based on money the employee receives from the University and not outside sources.

Vice Provost for Fiscal Management Robert Kuhn said hundreds of professors on campus receive this type of funding.

Even though the numbers do not appear in the operating budget, professors did not receive a raise in their 1090 funds, Smith said.

This is not the case for all outside sources of money. In the College of Agriculture, employees received raises on their supplementary income.

Additionally, The Daily Reveille’s data shows the College of Agriculture department experienced an average merit increase of

3.59 percent, in the mid-range of the departments.

Dean of the College of Agriculture and University Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson said faculty in the College of Agriculture have salaries supplemented by the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service — part of the AgCenter — so the numbers in the database are only part of employees’ salaries and don’t include these figures.

Richardson said the salaries are generally divided in ratios between the University and Extension Service.

Faculty with extension appointments conduct research and work in a broad range of fields throughout the state from the Audubon Sugar Institute to renewable natural resources.

The recent increases were a definite help, but Richardson said they did not do enough at this point, and he hopes to identify areas to advance to begin growing

the recently-merged program.

The Daily Reveille’s data also shows not every member of all departments received a raise.

In the Athletic Department, only about 51 percent of employees, on average, saw merit increases.

Smith said in an email that a lack of raises in the Athletic Department is not because of “performance issues.”

The salary raises excluded employees with contracts and given that coaches are mostly supported with contracts, therefore they did not receive the general University standard of 4 percent.

Also, some names on the list of employees not receiving increases had already experienced a change in their salaries due to promotions or additional responsibilities, Smith said in an email.

Smith said additional responsibilities depend on a professor’s teaching load and could include things such as picking up

extra courses.

To be eligible for the recent raises, employees needed to be full-time and employed with the University by Jan. 1. Smith said new hires contribute to the lack of raises within some departments.

New hires are also hired at market value, so when these employees start their term with the University, they sometimes have greater salaries than professors established at the University.

See our online database of salary pay raises at lsureveille.com/salary.

Contact Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez at fsuarez@lsureveille.com

FORESTRY

U.S. forestry industry experiences move to the South Olivia McClure Contributing Writer

The forestry industry in the United States has shifted from the Pacific Northwest to the South during the past two decades, all thanks to owls.

Rich Vlosky, director of the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, said national forests in the West were traditionally the nation’s top producers of timber. But the Northern Spotted Owl, which is native to the Northwest, was listed as a threatened species in 1990, and logging in national forests was banned soon after.

As processing plants shut down and workers lost jobs, the forestry industry turned to the South, which Vlosky said is the “wood basket” of the U.S. because it is heavily forested, and logging and sawmills have long had a presence in the region. However, the South was never the leader because production in states such as Oregon and Washington took place on a greater scale.

The South’s flat terrain and ports with access to the Mississippi River lowered production costs, Vlosky said. In particular, the region drew producers of wood pellets — compressed sawdust that is used for fuel.

Vlosky said wood pellets’ popularity has skyrocketed in the past decade in Europe, where government energy mandates have made pellets a popular fuel for power plants and heating systems.

The U.S. is the largest provider of pellets and the European Union is the largest demander, he said.

Cellulose-based fuels like pellets have been a central part of a federal push for a renewable fuel

standard, Vlosky said, which facilitated millions of dollars of grant funding for research.

Vlosky said things were looking good until 2008, when companies perfected and popularized fracking to fracture oil shale formations, slashing the price of natural gas. Because traditional fuels remain more affordable, biofuels simply are not competitive, he said.

“The biofuel sector is in deep, deep trouble … All that investment going into using biomass to make biofuels and electricity — a lot of people lost their shirt,” Vlosky said.

The recent recession also hurt the housing industry, which was bad for the South because it produces softwoods that are used in construction, Vlosky said.

Vlosky said the recession put about 15,000 of Louisiana’s 30,000 forestry workers out of work — a 49 percent drop. The economy is getting better and some forestry operations have resumed, he said, but finding loggers is now a limiting factor. Furthermore, the number of college-level forestry

programs and enrollment in them is declining, he said.

Many students who would have majored in forestry in the past are now shifting to environmental and natural resources studies, Vlosky said. At the University’s School of Renewable Natural Resources, 22 students are enrolled in the forestry concentration. The wildlife and fisheries concentration, which houses all other disciplines taught at the school, has 250 students.

Forestry is not as big of an industry as it once was in Louisiana.

Vlosky said that in 2004, forestry accounted for more than 70 percent of plant commodities in Louisiana in terms of value. Last year, it was only 25 percent. Forestry — a $5.3 billion industry in Louisiana about 20 years ago — is today only worth $2.8 billion.

Despite that decline and even though newer uses for forestry like biofuels are not always viable, Vlosky said traditional applications — plywood and furniture, for example — maintain a steady demand. The sector is not going

to disappear, so a forestry degree remains valuable, he said. He also mentioned the industry must continue to innovate, so involving young people is important.

Plus, forests themselves are not going away. Vlosky said forests are generally well-managed,

The Northern Spotted Owl became a threatened species in 1990, and so logging in national forests was banned. As a result, the forestry industry turned to the South.

Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com

NOVEMBER

EVENT CALENDAR

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013 4:00 PM

Ben Polcer - The Spotted Cat Music Club

5:00 PM

Free Swing Dance Lessons - The Spotted Cat Music Club Family Storytime - Eden Park Branch-EBR Public Library

5:30 PM

ZooLights - Baton Rouge Zoo

6:00 PM

The Orleans 6 - The Spotted Cat Music Club Celebration in the Oaks - City Park New Orleans

7:00 PM

New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Thunder - New Orleans Arena The Goodnight Show with John Calhoun - Cafe Istanbul The Tin Man - D.B.A.

8:00 PM 8:30 PM

Open Mic Night - Buffa's Bar & Restaurant

9:00 PM

Karoke in Exile - Caf Lafitte in Exile Jenn Howard Jazz - Rusty Nail

9:30 PM

Drag Bingo - George's Place

10:00 PM courtesy of THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

and companies have incentives to replace what they remove — about four trees are planted for every one cut down.

Comedy Night - The Station Sports Bar and Grill

St. Louis Slim - The Spotted Cat Music Club Angel Olsen - Circle Bar

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

page 4 CANDIDATE, from page 1 help him interact effectively with state officials in an “ambiguous political environment” that public universities usually operate within.

The second candidate’s name and other identifying information has not been released by the University yet. The details of this candidate and his or her interview will be released by the University closer to the date of the second forum.

The University position is currently held by Robert Kuhn, who also holds the position of interim CFO. In March, Kuhn announced his retirement after serving LSU for nearly 40 years.

At the time, Kuhn’s decision to step down marked the sixth high-level administrator to leave the University in only a few years.

Kuhn cited LSU President F. King Alexander’s arrival as one reason why he wanted to make room for new leaders.

Kuhn said he would step down as soon as the search committee found a replacement.

“There’s a big group of people my age who are going to be retiring,” Kuhn said in March.

“It’s a natural progression. This is a great opportunity for Dr. Alexander to put his own team together with his own fingerprints on the structure and who those individuals are.”

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news

COMPETITION

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Facial hair aficionados face off in pageant Event for prostate cancer awareness Deanna Narveson Contributing Writer

Freshman men and one woman lined up in the library of Residential College South Hall on Tuesday night, jutting out their chins and flashing smiles surrounded by real or drawn-on fuzz at LSU’s first beard pageant to bring awareness to prostate cancer.

In the first part of the pageant, the contestants were judged on their beards after one month of not shaving. They were judged again after a 20-minute shaving break.

The judges included early childhood education sophomore Lindsey Baker, “National Beard Pageant Commissioner” Kurt “Blondebeard” Vardeman and “Grandmaster of all things Bearded” Peter “Caveman” Rettig.

Baker said she would be judging the beards post-shave on their creativity. A nicely groomed beard was the best, she said.

No-Shave November, the reason for the pageant’s existence, is a male companion to Pinktober, a campaign for breast cancer awareness. According to No-Shave November’s website, it began in 2009 as an online organization by the American Cancer Society and offers a way for participants to donate money to cancer research on

its website.

The National Cancer Institute reported that there were 238,590 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2013 alone.

Matthew Ledet, accounting junior and winner of “The Thickest Beard Award,” said he started growing out his facial hair the day before Halloween.

“It’s like how breast cancer awareness has increased over the last several years with NFL players wearing pink in October,” Ledet said. “People don’t take men’s health problems as seriously, and fewer people know about them.”

Rettig said the pageant participants were already special because they had kept their beards three days past the end of No-Shave November. The judges had enough awards for all of the participants, he said.

St. Ennah Manson, mechanical engineering freshman and winner of “The Amish Mafia Beard Award,” said he could never grow a beard before this year because he went to a Catholic high school.

“Over the summer, I grew everything out, but then one day I thought, ‘Girls aren’t attracted to me, I’m gonna shave it off,’” Manson said. “But I decided to grow it again for No-Shave November.”

Gabriel Alarcon-Caine, engineering junior and winner of “The Fiercest Beard Award,” shaved vertical stripes into his beard during the 20-minute shaving session.

“I cut myself shaving for the first time,” Alarcon-Caine said. “I

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Mass communication senior Adrian Wintz shows off his beard after No-Shave November on Tuesday at the South Hall Residential College.

have an interview tomorrow, and I’m going to keep this.”

Engineering freshman Micayla Entrekin, the only female participant and winner of “The Fake Beard Award,” competed with a beard cut out of orange construction paper.

She said it was inspired by Leif Erikson.

Other awards given included: “The Best Hobo Beard,” won by engineering freshman Ryan Harbison; “The Most Rugged Beard,”

won by engineering freshman Zachary Barth; and “The Manliest Beard Award,” won by political science senior and Daily Reveille Multimedia Editor Chris Vasser.

Watch a video of the pageant at lsureveille.com.

Contact Deanna Narveson at dnarveson@lsureveille.com

HOLIDAY

Center celebrates Kwanzaa three weeks ahead Holiday about coming together William Morris Contributing Writer

The African-American Cultural Center hosted a festive celebration of Kwanzaa, a holiday of African-American origin dedicated to unity.

Kwanzaa takes place from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, and because the University is on break during that period, the AACC holds a celebration early to educate others and share a unique part of African American culture.

The Kwanzaa celebration included food and drinks, speeches given by students sharing their experiences with the holiday and a colorful African-themed dance performance put on by a local dance group.

Alan Purcell Jr., graduate assistant of African-American student affairs in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said an event celebrating Kwanzaa offers students a unique opportunity to learn something important about other cultures.

“Kwanzaa is really all about celebrating unity and working

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together,” Purcell said. “The purpose is to remind communities that working together will guide you to a fruitful life.”

Purcell said many people have misconceptions about Kwanzaa and see it as an alternative to other holidays more widely recognized, such as Christmas or Hanukkah.

“Celebrating Kwanzaa is not a holiday about gift giving,” Purcell said. “It is about coming together and reflection on heritage and what makes a community better. No matter what other holiday you celebrate, you can still learn from Kwanzaa.”

Purcell said he hopes students leave knowing Kwanzaa can help communities and individuals become better, no matter what their circumstance.

“Wherever you come from and whatever you believe in, there are certain principles that you need to abide by to be a good person,” Purcell said. “This whole event was designed to share with the LSU community that Kwanzaa is a unique holiday that is all about helping people be better.”

Contact William Morris at wmorris@lsureveille.com

[Right] Associate professor Roland Mitchell speaks about Kwanzaa on Tuesday. [Left] A student lights the kinara at the African-American Cultural Center Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration.

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RISING TIDE LSU, Alabama fighting for Louisiana’s top football recruits

Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

When LSU’s Les Miles and Alabama’s Nick Saban aren’t outwitting each other on the sidelines, they’re fighting a war that could determine the future of their programs.

The Crimson Tide added another weapon to its arsenal when Laurence “Hootie” Jones, a 2014 four-star safety prospect from Monroe, committed to Alabama on Monday morning.

This isn’t the first time Saban has nabbed Louisiana recruits as of late.

In 2011, the Crimson Tide received a commitment from South Plaquemines: four-star receiver Bradley Sylve. A season later, five-star safety Landon Collins from Dutchtown joined Alabama’s defense despite being dissuaded by his own mother.

The 2013 Alabama recruiting class included four-star defensive end Tim Williams from Baton Rouge and four-star wide receiver Raheem Falkins from New Orleans.

This year’s Crimson Tide class has doubled the number of Louisiana natives.

As of now, four recruits will join Saban in Tuscaloosa, Ala., next season. Jones, five-star offensive tackle Cameron Robinson, four-star wideout Cameron Sims and four-star defensive tackle O.J. Smith will be wearing crimson in 2014.

Louisiana has been quite the breeding ground.

The “Pelican State” has produced its fair share of top-tier talent in the 2014 class – Louisiana has 18 players on ESPN’s Top 300 list. Jason Howell, southwest/ midlands recruiting analyst for Rivals.com, said the amount of talent isn’t because of what’s in the bayou water.

“It’s a deep year,” Howell said. “You could go through the top 15 prospects in the state of Louisiana, and there’s a lot of people that colleges are going to be RECRUITING, see page 7

WEST MONROE, MONROE

LOST BATTLES CAMERON ROBINSON · West Monroe · 6 feet, 5 inches · Offensive Tackle · 330 pounds

LAURENCE “HOOTIE” JONES · Monroe · Safety

· 6 feet, 2 inches · 208 pounds

CAMERON SIMS · Monroe · Wide Receiver

· 6 feet, 4 inches · 190 pounds

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· New Orleans · 6 feet, 1 inches · Running Back · 330 pounds

· New Orleans · 6 feet, 0 inches · Athlete · 176 pounds

· New Orleans · 6 feet, 3 inches · Def. Tackle · 275 pounds

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FOOTBALL

LSU set to address senior QB injury

Mettenberger left Arkansas game hurt Chandler Rome Sports Editor

According to an ESPN report late Tuesday, LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger has a torn ACL and will not play in the Tigers’ bowl game.

LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette tweeted Tuesday that the school is aware of the report, but cannot confirm or deny it.

He later tweeted the school would release an update on Mettenberger’s injury Wednesday.

Mettenberger was injured late in the fourth quarter of Friday’s 31-27 win against Arkansas. Trainers had to assist the senior off the field and he put no weight on the injured leg.

He was seen after the game on crutches with an ice pack on his left knee.

The Watkinsville, Ga., native has recorded 22 touchdown passes and a passer rating of 171.4 for the 2013 season and became only the third Tiger quarterback to surpass 3,000 passing yards when he reached the milestone against the Razorbacks.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_sports

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lady Tigers dominate in win against Indiana State, 83-66 Moncrief adapting to college game Tyler Nunez Sports Writer

The LSU women’s basketball team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back Tuesday on its way to an 83-66 win against Indiana State.

The Lady Tigers (7-1) put together one of their most complete performances of the young season against the Lady Sycamores (3-3), posting season-highs in shooting percentage, assists and blocks in front of a raucous crowd filled with

more than 5,000 East Baton Rouge Parish elementary students.

“This was such a fun atmosphere,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. “We talked in pregame to our team about the kids coming out. … I hope we came out and showed our fans how hard we work and how much fun we have playing this game we love.”

Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week Raigyne Moncrief continued her recent streak of dominance, shooting 8-of-11 from the floor for a game-high 22 points and finished a rebound shy of her first career double-double.

Moncrief has found her stride as of late, averaging 20.7 points,

5.7 steals and seven rebounds in her last three games.

“Her athleticism is crazy,” said LSU senior guard Jeanne Kenney.

“It’s nice to play with someone who I can just kick the ball ahead to and she can make a play.”

LSU used its superior size throughout the contest to outscore Indiana State 54-24 in the paint and allow just seven rebounds in the first half.

Senior forward Shanece McKinney tallied 13 points and three blocks in her second start of the season, and senior forward Theresa Plaisance added 10 points and six rebounds.

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LSU freshman guard Raigyne Moncrief (right) moves the ball past Indiana State senior guard Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir (10) on Tuesday during the Tigers’ 83-66 victory against the Sycamores in the PMAC.

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Auburn takes control of top spot in SEC Power Rankings THE SMARTEST MORAN JAMES MORAN Sports Columnist After a wild final weekend of the regular season, it will be Auburn and Missouri facing off in the Southeastern Conference Championship in Atlanta.

There are big changes at the top of this week’s final SEC Power Rankings as Alabama was knocked from the throne after occupying the top spot since the season began.

With just one game left to be played, here’s my final ranking of the season.

1. Auburn (11-1, 7-1 SEC) In order to be considered the best, a team must beat the best, and that’s exactly what Auburn did. The Plainsmen’s Iron Bowl win for the ages leapfrogs them ahead of the Tide and into the top spot.

Chris Davis’ 100-plus yard missed field goal return marks the second Miracle at Jordan-Hare in as many games. Gus Malzahn appears to have divine intervention on his side, and I’m not one to go against that.

Last Week: 2 2. Missouri (11-1, 7-1 SEC) The Tigers took care of business against Ole Miss and Texas A&M and will head to Atlanta for its first SEC Championship game.

They head into the game with less fanfare than Auburn but are every bit as dangerous. Missouri is undefeated with James Franklin at quarterback, and the offense has been balanced and efficient since he returned.

Last Week: 3 3. Alabama (11-1, 7-1 SEC) Alabama losing a game is becoming as much of a November tradition as Thanksgiving and leaves falling from trees.

The losses haven’t cost the Tide much in recent years, but this time it’s a killer. Alabama won’t play for an SEC Championship and would need a miracle to play for its third straight BCS Championship.

Last Week: 1 4. South Carolina (10-2, 6-2 SEC) Missouri’s win keeps South Carolina out of the SEC Championship game, but the Gamecocks still closed out their regular season on a high note with an impressive win against in-state rival Clemson.

With quarterback Connor Shaw healthy, South Carolina has won its last five games. It’s unlikely South Carolina will play in a BCS bowl, but the team is good enough to deserve it.

Last Week: 4 5. LSU (9-3, 5-3 SEC) LSU would have suffered one of the most embarrassing home losses in program history if true freshman Anthony Jennings didn’t lead a 99-yard drive in the final minutes to save the day.

The Tigers didn’t do anything to warrant moving up in the rankings, but none of the teams behind them did enough to unseat them, so they stay put.

Last Week: 5 6. Texas A&M (8-4, 4-4 SEC) The series of injuries appears to have caught up with Johnny Manziel as he hasn’t looked at all like his normal self against LSU or Missouri.

It was far from vintage Johnny Football, but he did play well enough to nearly upset Missouri on Saturday. The good news is he’ll have multiple weeks to get healthy enough to go out with a bang in the bowl game.

Last Week: 6 7. Vanderbilt (8-4, 4-4 SEC) It wasn’t pretty, but Vanderbilt got past Wake Forest for its fourth straight victory

and second consecutive eight-win regular season.

The Commodores never looked overly impressive outside of Jordan Matthews, but James Franklin knows how to coach in close games and wins more of them than he loses. That moved them up the rankings as teams above them stumbled.

Last Week: 8 8. Georgia (8-4, 5-3 SEC) Nobody would have blamed the Bulldogs for mailing the season in when Aaron Murray blew out his knee, but instead Hutson Mason filled in at quarterback and led a feverish comeback to beat Georgia Tech in double-overtime.

The promise Mason showed can be taken as a bright spot going forward in an otherwise nightmare season for Georgia.

Last Week: 9 9. Mississippi State (66, 3-5 SEC) Mississippi State beat Ole Miss in overtime to become bowl eligible and in all likelihood save coach Dan Mullen’s job.

With the game on the line, Mullen turned to injured quarterback Dak Prescott to come in and win the game. With Prescott at the helm, the Fighting Cowbells have a viable offense to complement their defense.

Last Week: 10 10. Ole Miss (7-5, 3-5 SEC) With alternating winning and losing streaks, the Rebel Black Bears were the SEC’s

most up-and-down team this season.

Unfortunately for them, the season ended on a low note with back-to-back losses to Missouri and Mississippi State. Throwing away the Egg Bowl caused them to plummet in the final rankings.

Last Week: 7 11. Tennessee (5-7, 2-6 SEC) Tennessee avoided utter humiliation and ended its season with a 27-14 victory against Kentucky.

The Volunteers aren’t bowl eligible, but progress was made in Butch Jones’ first season. They seem to be going in the right direction, and that keeps them ahead of the bottom three.

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circumstances, this team would be last in the rankings.

Last Week: 13 14. Kentucky (2-10, 0-8 SEC) This is the worst SEC team I’ve ever seen.

I have nothing more to add to this report.

Last Week: 14 James Moran is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y.

Contact James Moran at jmoran@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @James_Moran92

12. Arkansas (3-9, 0-8 SEC) Arkansas should have beaten LSU on Friday but managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Some believe Bret Bielema has the Hogs headed in the right direction. I don’t. But nearly winning makes them better than the other disasters at the bottom of the SEC. Last Week: 12 13. Florida (4-8, 3-5 SEC) One of the worst seasons in Florida history has mercifully come to an end as the Gators lost their seventh consecutive game.

Two offensive coaches have already lost their jobs, but it appears Will Muschamp will come back next season. Under normal

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wanting. This year, a lot of things came together. It’s not like things are being done any differently this year. There’s just a lot of talent.”

A select group of top recruits from the state still remain up for grabs, and they are all considering LSU and Alabama as two possible destinations.

St. Augustine High School’s Leonard Fournette, who many scouting sites rank as the No. 1 recruit in the nation, is still deciding between the Tigers and the Crimson Tide. The New Orleans native running back would heavily bolster whichever program he decides to join.

Howell said he believes Fournette is favoring LSU, especially with the campus being close to home.

Edna Karr High School in New Orleans is also producing talent both Miles and Saban wish to possess. Five-star athlete Speedy Noil, who can play on both offense and defense, ran a 4.45 second 40yard dash and still has a number of schools to choose from. Florida and Texas A&M are also in the running for him.

Howell said LSU’s 2013 performance could sway Noil’s decision.

“If I had to guess right now, I’d say [he’ll choose] LSU,” Howell said. “He’s planning to graduate early, and he’s not going to go down to the wire with Signing Day. That offense and what they’ve done this year under [offensive coordinator] Cam Cameron really helped a lot to make a strong case for him.”

With LSU potentially losing two junior defensive tackles – Ego

Ferguson and Anthony Johnson – to the 2014 NFL Draft, the Tigers may have a need for a lineman.

Gerald Willis III, a four-star defensive tackle recruit also from Edna Karr, has the same school choices as his teammate Noil. According to Howell, Willis could also be favoring LSU because of the campus’ distance from home.

One final Louisiana prospect, wide receiver Malachi Dupre from John Curtis Christian High School, caught Howell’s attention.

Dupre is ranked as the top wide receiver in the nation according to Rivals.com, and all signs point to him being a Tiger before Signing Day, Howell said.

“We really love his athleticism and what he can do as an outside receiver,” Howell said. “He can really stretch the field and he runs great routes. He does a lot of things at the receiver position that you just don’t see from an athlete his size. I definitely think LSU is up there for him.”

Landing both Dupre and Noil at wide receiver could ease the pain of losing junior receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. to the NFL Draft. Both are expected to forgo their final season at LSU. “You’re looking at two difference-maker type receivers who have a strong possibility of coming in from day one and making an impact,” Howell said. “These are two pretty special athletes.”

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were led by senior guard Anna Munn, who had an 18-point second Sophomore forward Derreyal half to finish with 24 points.

Youngblood also found success in “Our team did a really good the post, shooting a perfect 5-for-5 job of being aware, closing out from the floor for and not over-rotat‘I hope we came out ing our defense,” a season-high 10 points. said. and showed our fans Caldwell LSU also Despite the how hard we work solid played lockdown overall defense, holding performance, and how much fun Indiana State to Caldwell could we have playing this not help but point 37.5 percent from the field and limout the Lady Tigame we love. iting its leading gers were far from scorer senior guard perfect.

Nikki Caldwell Bilqis Abdul-QaaLSU commitwomen’s basketball head coach dir to 3-of-10 from ted 25 turnovers the field for eight points. and put Indiana State on the foul Instead, the Lady Sycamores line 29 times.

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page 7 “We fouled too much in the second half,” Caldwell said. “We have to talk again about being a 40-minute team. Sometimes we get a little complacent, and that showed in the turnover column.”

LSU sophomore guard Danielle Ballard did not dress due to violating team rules.

The Lady Tigers will now take a 12-day break from competition for finals. Its next contest will be Dec. 15 when they travel to take on Arkansas-Little Rock.

Contact Tyler Nunez at tnunez@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @NunezTDR

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You are not alone Students should help each other, themselves during times of personal crisis

KACE IN POINT Kaci Yoder Entertainment Editor They tell you when you get to college that it’s a time to get drunk with your friends and stay up all night chugging Starbucks before exams and date around and enjoy your last few years of freedom before the real world comes.

And yeah, it is. But for some of us, the real world comes a lot earlier than our graduation date.

My own graduation is coming up this month, and looking back, I can see how many opportunities I had — taken and missed — to help someone trying to deal with something like me.

In the secret language and history of my family — my warm, noisy, beautiful, dysfunctional, most-important-thing-in-theworld family — birthdays have always been sacred. I remember every birthday party from age 3 to now, all lined up in my head.

At the end of the row is 22 and an ICU waiting room and the words “14 months.”

My dad was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer on my 22nd birthday.

The first few months were the worst. I couldn’t feel much of anything else, couldn’t connect or relate to anyone around me, no matter how much I tried to force it. Everything everyone else cared about felt pointless and trivial to me.

I wasn’t OK, but the guilt of putting that weight on other people made me feel even worse, and it wasn’t like there was anything anyone could really do to help.

So I just sucked it up and faked it. I stopped eating, stopped sleeping, kept moving.

It was, and still is sometimes, incredibly isolating to feel like everyone else your age is on a wavelength you can’t even access anymore. For a while, I was

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Kaci Yoder (right) sits with her dad (left) at their home in Baton Rouge. Kaci urges students to listen and support their friends and peers during difficult times.

pretty convinced that I’d lost the ability to connect with anyone or trust my own feelings about anything.

But it’s been almost a year since the diagnosis now, and the further I get into this, the more I’ve learned that I’m not really alone.

I know people my age who have already fought cancer themselves. I have friends who’ve been abused, who’ve lost parents, siblings, best friends. I know people struggling with who they are and how to break it to their family, people whose lives have completely changed since they got to college.

And I can see now, and only now, exactly what the best course of action in the moments I had with those people would have been.

If you have friends who are trying to make it through college while dealing with something huge, listen to them. Listen to

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what they need, even if they don’t say it. Don’t just tell them it’s going to be OK, because sometimes it isn’t, and sometimes hearing those words just feels like salt in the wound.

Take your cues from them.

Sometimes they will need you to give them feedback when they vent, and sometimes they just need to you nod and pass them a drink.

Sometimes it just means sitting with them all day keeping them occupied with Netflix while they wait for that phone call.

Sometimes it means reminding them that they need to study and pass this exam or they’re totally screwed for the semester. They may not ask you specifically, because to them it can feel like a surrender. Don’t push unless necessary, but don’t let them go either. Make yourself available.

Create a safe space, and they’ll open up to you.

If they do ask for help, don’t

put it off. When someone is walking around with something that heavy all the time, it can be hard to let their guard down for anyone; a need that is expressed is usually a need that is urgent.

Don’t ignore it.

Most of all, be patient, because all of those people are operating at 300 percent capacity every moment of the day just to stay alive and sane, so they won’t always be rational or tactful or emotionally competent.

And don’t get freaked out if they cry a lot. It happens.

For those going through something like this, well, I can only speak from my own personal experience. But what I’ve learned over the past year is that you’re almost never as alone as you feel.

Take care of yourself. Listen to your own needs in every moment and make it a priority to find a way to meet them. Being strong doesn’t mean doing

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everything perfectly or starving yourself of what you need to feel better right now. Accepting help is not giving up.

Don’t be ashamed of needing a mental health day or week or semester. Sometimes you need to go to class and focus on a lecture for an hour. Sometimes you need to skip to buy yourself $8 worth of frozen yogurt with candy on top and eat it in your car.

Find an anchor. Set a weekly lunch date with a friend, call your mom every day, find a therapist who helps you and keep a regular appointment. The simple act of having something or someone outside of yourself to ground you will help more than you think. Keep up with it. If nothing else, it’ll keep you from isolating yourself more than is good for you.

Don’t lose hope for yourself.

You’re not broken, at least not permanently. There’s still room somewhere in there to be better.

To love and accept love when it finds you. To do something that matters.

As for me, I’m turning 23 in January, and I’m doing much better. I’ve found ways to make this work. My dad is set to outlive his prognosis right now, and my family is sticking together.

It’s not easy, of course. It’s never easy. But I’ve learned how to have a full and happy life with the people I love, even with all of this. Happiness is not necessarily conditional. You can make it yourself.

Everybody’s got something they’re carrying. Share the load.

Take care of each other, LSU. Kaci Yoder is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Baton Rouge.

Contact Kaci Yoder at kyoder@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @kaciyoder

Quote of the Day “Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”

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The U.S. should be prepared to stand with Japan BRACE YOURSELF Ryan McGehee Columnist Editor’s Note: In relation to the Nov. 19 article “Opinion: Students are worried about the wrong things,” this columnist chose to write about a contemporary issue in the form of an internet meme.

Second World War. Such bad.

Very Nazi. Much imperialism. So expansion.

Much saber-rattling. belligerent.

Very

Sino-Japanese conflict. Much bad.

So unnecessary. United States. Much treaty. Such friendship. Japan love.

Bffl.

So bro. Much boom. Bye China.

Senkaku Islands. 1895. Such control. Much annex. Treaty of Shimonoseki. United States. Very World War II. Much occupation. 1972.

Relinquished control.

So bro.

Broke British. Please stop. So Atlantic Charter. Angry Churchill. Such fall. Much self-determination.

Much precedence. Such claim.

Such irony. Wow.

So America. Much balls. Very bomber. Such fly-over.

China. So many. Such ocean. Much East China Sea. 1 million square miles. Senkaku Islands. Much dispute.

Silly China.

Very cavalier. Much middle-finger.

So good. Wow. China dumb. Much dumb.

Such demands. So ridiculous.

Not Chinese. Very Japanese. So long.

Asia fieldtrip. VP Biden. Such emergency. Great teeth. So straight.

Very perfect.

Much conflict.

Bad

Many

Mr. Good-Times.

Much foot-in-mouth. So bad.

Asian pivot. Such decision. So good.

Much forethought. Very credence.

Wow.

decision.

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gaffes.

Good Obama.

China bad. Such ambition. Big problemz. Much expansion. No claim.

Japanese Senkakus.

So bad. trouble.

Much

conflict.

Such

Plz stahp.

Silly commies. Such overestimation.

Much hubris.

US military. Such strength. So firepower. Very scary. Much explosion.

Ask Japan.

Wow. Ryan McGehee is a 20-yearold political science, history and international studies junior from Zachary, La. Contact Ryan McGehee at rmcgehee@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JRyanMcGehee

Vegetarianism misunderstood, deserves second thought 600 words of sommers Annette Sommers Columnist This past week I had my first Thanksgiving as a vegetarian.

Needless to say, my Southernraised relatives were less than enthusiastic when I declined a leg of turkey at our family gathering.

I anticipated the jokes, and oh boy, did they unleash the kraken. Resisting my urge to shove vegetarian health statistics down their throat after every comment, I decided to laugh along with their remarks, most of which were incorrect.

But then I realized that this submission is what keeps vegetarian misunderstandings from ending.

Yes, I can tolerate the jokes, though sometimes excessive, about my dietary choices. But what I can’t tolerate is the ignorant judgements about them.

About 18 percent of college students in the U.S. are vegetarian, yet people still attach a stigma to vegetarians and vegans alike without knowing the benefits behind it. It’s not a phase that people mature out of, it’s a lifestyle people mature into.

Most vegetarians aren’t judging you for eating meat, so you shouldn’t judge them. It’s a personal decision that may not be in the cards for everyone.

Growing up in a house with four boys, I never thought the vegetarian life was possible. But after I realized how little meat I already consume, and how much healthier I am when I make conscious decisions about my meals, I decided it was time for a try.

I attempted it once in high school and lasted a solid week before my dad brought home pepperoni pizza and I was soon lured into the kitchen by my enemy. Then I tried it a second time and proudly went two and half weeks without my precious cow insides until I caved again.

After attempting the lifestyle to no avail, I thought that was it.

About a year later, the thought popped up in my mind again and this time I did some research before I fully committed.

Many choose to live a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle because of the health, environmental and animal wellfare problems that eating meat would otherwise contribute to.

Meat intake is a cause of heart disease and diabetes, and Americans already consume nearly twice the recommended

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Vegetables sit on the shelves Oct. 29 at Whole Foods. Vegetarian diets are generally stereotyped and should be reconsidered by those with doubts.

amount of meat a day, according to the Physicians for Social Responsibility, contributing to our obesity epidemic.

If that’s not enough, the environment is affected by our diets just as much as our bodies. Livestock production emits huge amounts of greenhouse

gases, which are responsible for global warming.

Our country is like a toddler, eating too much candy and getting sick. When mom and dad try to monitor the candy intake so America will feel better, we throw a temper tantrum because our selfish instincts

can’t see the repercussions of our actions on our bodies and our environment.

The New York Times reported that America consumes one-sixth of the world’s meat population, even though we are only one-twentieth of the world’s population.

The reality of the situation is that cutting down on meat consumption is a smart idea.

So kindly take the “It won’t make a difference if I become vegetarian” excuse and throw it out the window.

Albert Einstein said, “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” This guy knew what he was talking about.

Instead of assuming vegetarians and vegans are all carrot-eating animal huggers, take a walk on the other side of the garden.

Our grass is always greener.

Annette Sommers is an 18-year-old mass communication sophomore from Dublin, Calif.

Contact Annette Sommers at asommers@lsureveille.com

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Busy Physical Therapy clinic seeking part-time technicians in Baton Rouge office. Resumes to: hr@brortho.com. ________________________

Vet Asst Needed--small animal hosp 15 min from LSU--387-2462 ________________________

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER INTERNSHIPS: CS/Math/Engineering bachelor degree candidates with any experience in C#, Relational Databases, .Net Framework.

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Laundry Attendant (Apply in Person) 623 E.Boyd Drive Cyclone Laundry Looking for a Mature/Reliable person to work as a laundry attendant in our store located at 623 E. Boyd Drive

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Bi-lingual is a plus. Flexible hours (20+/wk). Apply “In Person” today! No Phone Calls Please. Go to http://cyclonelaundry.com/page. php?pid=2 for directions. ________________________

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Job function will include calling borrowers, real estate agents and other office tasks. Minimum 20 hr/week. $10/hr plus commission.

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Applicants must have weekend availability and reliable transportation for the position. Training pay is $50/event. Once training is complete, pay starts at $100/event plus possible gratuity. ________________________ “The Pit” Sports Bar looking for Bartenders www.thepittoo.com

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surveyed more than 330 academic researchers to learn about plagiarism.

“We found the high degree of seriousness attributed to most forms of plagiarism to be a reassuring reminder that publishing ethics is top of mind for many academic researchers,” Chris Cross, general manager at iThenticate, said in a news release.

Byerly said these programs provide learning opportunities.

“Sometimes it is not done with intentional efforts to deceive,” Byerly said. “It can be sloppiness with quotations and citations or misunderstanding.”

Anyone can plagiarize materials; the issue is not studentexclusive.

Byerly said professionals may accidently write a statement or paragraph in a new piece that they used in a previous publication. “iThenticate will show strings of text that are taken from other published works,” Byerly said. “It is up to the students and faculty to decide how to handle it.”

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gets used probably the most every single day because it’s the only one big enough for our buckets.”

Associate Executive Director of Facility Services David Maharrey said the University is currently evaluating the building and determining the next step. He also said the building is on the list to be renovated, but there is no definite timeframe for those renovations to be completed.

University officials are aware of the construction needs on campus, but according to Assistant Director of Long Range Planning Ken Courtade, the state government determines when and where funding for construction goes.

Additionally, despite this life and safety issue, the earliest anyone can expect to see funding for construction would be July 2014, he said.

Courtade said the art studios have been on the capital outlay budget since 1999, waiting for funding, and the wait has only increased the price tag.

“The scope of the project has changed, which has increased the cost of the project considerably,” Courtade said. “Now, it’s over a $15 million project.”

Assistant Director of Facility Services Tammy Millican said the state already provided money for the College of Art and Design to do the planning and designing, which has been finished for more than a year.

“It takes several years to move through the capital outlay process,” Maharrey said.

He said the legislation looks at construction projects from across the state, and each year projects are prioritized differently depending on the budget cuts in certain areas, funding amounts and other factors.

The capital outlay budget for the 2014-15 school year mentions roofing repairs to be done to different buildings on campus, but it

does not specify which buildings.

Associate art professor Mickey Walsh said this incident is deteriorating the overall morale of students and faculty.

“I think we all feel really defeated by what’s going on,” Walsh said. “We find ourselves in a chronically difficult position because we value what we do, we have great students, we have a lot of momentum, we have a good program and we just don’t get supported.”

Walsh said she and others are starting to feel a sense of brokenness and abuse and as if there is nothing anyone can do to fix the problem.

“I am supportive of our administration and what they are trying to do,” Walsh said. “I believe with every fiber of my being that they are doing everything they can do, and I know they are just as frustrated as we are, so it’s not necessarily an LSU issue. It’s a bigger issue about the value of the arts and the value of the students’ safety that are in the arts.”

While the faculty members are upset about the lack of construction progress in the College of Art and Design, ceramics students who have been affected the most by this event are equally outraged.

“We are supposed to have renovations within the next couple of years, but they should have made sure it was actually safe for us to be in there,” said ceramics and sculpture senior Summer Zeringue.

Zeringue said she hopes this event will open the eyes of the state government because there could have been a lawsuit if someone had been hurt.

Ceramics senior Jess Cole said she is not surprised by this incident, but that it is greatly affecting her ability to complete her final projects in time for graduation.

“By the nature of the things I make, I need one of the tiny kilns in there,” Cole said. “I can’t use anything else, so it adds a crazy amount of stress to my life and

page 11 extra days of work. I am absolutely not surprised the ceiling fell through. If you leave anything laying in that room for like an hour, when you come back, there are a bunch of black specks on it because of the rust falling from the ceiling.”

As someone who has been at the University for six-and-a-half years, Cole said she has invested much of her time and money in this program, and she is frustrated by the lack of plans to fix the problems the art studios have.

“I was on my way back from New Orleans to unload the kiln that my work was in when I got the email saying the building was shut down,” said ceramic junior Patrick LeBas. “So, my final pieces of the semester and all of my work in progress is currently a permanent installation in this shut-off building.”

Among other issues, students in the College of Art and Design face the struggles of working in studios without heaters, broken

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“It’s not just this hallway,” Gleason said. “Someone got let in the sculpture hallway on game day and threw up all over the women’s bathroom, and it’s been in there for two weeks, and no one has cleaned it up.”

She also said there is black mold on the walls of the hallway, and she and her fellow students often get sick from it.

“Last semester, I was staying up here late working on a project and I got so cold that I got sick from that one night in the studio,” she said.

Although this incident is an obstacle for the students, it’s more fuel to add to the fire of the lack of construction progress.

“The Rec is getting a lazy river and we are losing buildings,” LeBas said.

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